5.0.06: Service Pack 6 for version 5.0
Service Pack 6 is now available for BMC Release Process Management (BRPM) version 5.0. This service pack includes enhancements.
Enhancements
This service pack includes the following enhancements:
Updates to JBoss management console
From this release, we have added HTTPS support for JBoss management console.
Updates to keystore password
From this release, BRPM allows you to replace cleartext passwords in the standalone.xml files with encrypted values. For more information, see Encrypting keystore password in standalone.xml files.
Updates to internode communication within a cluster
From this release, BRPM supports HTTPS configuration to ensure a more secure connection between the nodes within a cluster. We have added the standalone-full-ha-https.xml file and the standalone-full-https.xml file which will be referred to, when internode communication is set to HTTPS. For more information, see Enabling HTTPS configuration support for internode communication.
System requirements updates
This service pack supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 operating system.
For a complete list of supported databases, see System-requirements.
Pipeline view for Stages in Plans
You can now view information about the stages within a plan on a pipeline. For more information, see Managing-plans.
Password policy for local users
From this release, passwords for local users must contain 8 to 128 characters, satisfying at least 3 out of 4 conditions, namely, uppercase and lowercase characters, digits and special characters, and must not contain two equal characters in a row. For more information, see Managing users and Managing-your-profile.
Downloading the service pack
This patch includes the full installer of BRPM. For download instructions, see Downloading-the-installation-files.
Changes to support WildFly Application Server
Support for WildFly Application Server was introduced in BRPM version 5.0.03.004. If you are upgrading from version 5.0.03.003 or earlier, note these changes:
Feature or change | Version 5.0.03.003 or earlier | Version 5.0.03.004 and later | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Change in the BRPM Home Directory | <RLMInstallDir>\releases\<versionNo>\RPM | <RLMInstallDir>\releases\<versionNo>\RPM\portal.war\WEB-INF | - |
Automation job concurrency and other product settings moved | Present in the torquebox.yml file | Present in the wildfly.xml file | |
Change in the standalone file names | standalone.xml standalone-ha.xml (for clusters) | standalone-full.xml standalone-full-ha.xml (for clusters) (New in Service pack 6) standalone-full-https.xml (New in Service pack 6)`standalone-full-ha-https.xml (for clusters) | - |
Change in the location of deployment information | RLMInstallDir/server/jobss/standalone/deployments/RPM-knob.yml contains the deployment information. | This information is now contained in the CURRENT_RPM_PATH environment variable in the <RLMHome>/bin/start.sh file. | |
STOMP Host URL | Needed by Requester UI | No longer required | - |
Running the rake tasks | Run from the following directory: <RLMInstallDir>\releases\<versionNo>\RPM | Run from the following directory: <RLMInstallationDirectory>\releases\<versionNo>\RPM\portal.war\WEB-INF | - |
Configuration settings for JBoss and HornetQ | RLMInstallDir/server/jobss/standalone/configuration/standalone.xml RLMInstallDir/server/jobss/standalone/configuration/standalone-ha.xml (for clusters) | No longer required. Settings are added to the standalone-full.xml and standalone-full-ha.xml files and (New in Service pack 6) standalone-full-https.xml and standalone-full-ha-https.xml files. | |
Changes in <RLM_HOME>/bin/start.sh, <RLM_HOME>/bin/stop.sh | A stand-alone instance does not need binding to the node name and IP address. | Contains information about the binding of a stand-alone instance to the node name and IP address Contains BRPM deployment information Warning: Do not copy these files from the existing installation. If you have customized these files in the existing installation, make those changes in the upgraded environment again. | - |